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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16

from the west and the east will meet on the lands
of Gladstone on the first day of sale. The San
Gabriel Valley road will run excursion trains out
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 10Th,
Goth and 2Ist inst. landing passengers within
mile Of Gladstone, and carriages will be in wait
ing each day in charge of Mr.. Fuller, who will
show visitors over the land and return them to
the trains without any charge. Trains leave the
Downey avenue bridge at $50 a. m each day,
and returning leave Gladstone at o'clock D. M,
and arrive at Los Angeles at 40 D. m.
All of the numerous offers for lots and lands
in Gladstone already received have been refused
and will be steadily refused until the day of sale,
when all shall have fair and equal chance to
purchase at the schedule price The terms of
sale will be 10 per cent. when selections are
made, enough to make one-thrd payment within
ten days and the balance in six and twelve
months.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
LOCATED IN THE MIDST OF THE CHOICEST
OlalgGClOVGsald vineyards
OF THIS DELIGHTFUL SECTION AND IN THE
Natural Center for Trade and Travel.
1T POSSESSES THE
MOST PERFECT CLIMATE

and commands view of the entire San Gabriel
Valley, one of the grandest in the world. The
purchase for the town of Gladstone embraces
the property of nineteen different owners, and
comprises SIS acres of the most beautiful land
that the sun ever shown upon. It will be laid
out into business and residence lots, lots and
five and ten acre tracts, and sold at fixed
schedule of prices, which will be reasonable and
liberal. All streets graded, and water, both pure
and abundant, piped to every lot. Citrus avenue
is laid out eighty y-eight feet wide, with row of
beautiful shade trees in the center. This grand
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

II do hope mamma hasn't been
coughing all the blessed time we have
been OUT" said Sis, putting the shop
window at last out of her mind.
'And I do hope she'll let me buy
/ ot of wood out of this money the
dy gave us, and build a roarer of a
for once to keep that old rickety
N warm!" added Bobby, jingling in
+ 4s pocket, where every hole had been
carefully sewed, some loose pieces of
silver, and thinking how nice it would
sound to have duet of the same kind
of music, if only there could be an
equal amount of silver in his other
pocket. After moments pause, he
spoke again:
"Isay, Sis, do wish the lady had
said, here, now, Christmas is coming,
and here is some extra money for you,
my dear Wouldn't it have been Jolly,
" cough! But some folks don't seem
Ike think bout such things"
+ I''No, they don't. Seems as if I
.yould, though. Wouldn't you, Bobby
if you were rich, I mean?" replied
Sis, blowing on her little blue fingers
to keep them warm.
"Just you believe I would!" an
swerea the boy, COMPRISING his lips
and looking very determined.
Just then they were at the door of
the shabby tenement building where
they called one room "home," and
where their mother was even now
waiting for them, and wondering why
her darlings Were not at home.
Up the stairs the children ran, the
- creaklng steps ;groaning as if giants,
instead of two small, thin children,
were passing over them.
At the top landing-the very stop
est as they. used to say, Of all the
landings-they Were received by the
dear mother, whose ears had caught
and recognized the sound of the little
feet she loved so well.
"Oh, well!'' cried Bobby, hugging
the pale woman and kissing her cheek
and lips with a world of love in his
kisses -''Oh, well, I don't Gaze so
much that we do3st have any Christ
mas. so long as we've got the bestest
and sweetest mother in the World!"
And Little Sis, noWise behind in her
embraces, fully agreed with him.
The money was delivered to it's
rightful owner; part of it was returned
ito Bobby. who soon left it on the
.grocer's counter, and took instead
some small packages Of wood, with
which and a few cinders he made a
fire and warmed the miserable room
right vel, considering the wide cracks
in doors and window easements.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

They were off like deer before he
could speak to them, but it was not
difficult for the collector to decide
which letter tne little fellow had drop
ped in, which he found amongst the
batch awaiting his mailbag, one ad-
dressed "To the richest man in this
city,"
"Ho! ho! no." laughed the collector,
as he beheld the strange superscrip-
tion. "Now, that's good joke, that
is! Who's the richest man in town!
Why, Mr.. --, to be sure. I'll
just carry out the joke and leave it at
his door. I wish knew what it says,
but-they were nice children, though,
if they were shabbily dressed"
So it happened that while Bobby
and Sis were getting some Cruel made
for mamma, the all-important letter
was being carried by the good-natured
letter-man (who had children of his
own, blythe -way) to the handsome
residence of Mr.. --.
Now, the route belonged to differ
ent postman, but, you see, Bobby's let
ter was minus the necessary stamp
which tho post Office would have re-
quired, and besides, Collector Brown
was afraid something would go wrong
with the poor little missive if he trust
ed it to other than his own hands, so
he hurried time little and finally de-
livered Bobby's letter to the smiling
maid ,at'the kitchen door Of Mr.. s
house, making her promise to see that
her master had it after he had eaten a
hearty breakfast
"These rich ones are somehow bet
ter -Ratured when they've a full stom-
ach, you know" he said, as he touched
his Cap to Betty, and fastened away.
Ands sbyand-by, when Mr..
leaned back in his chair to read the
paper, and digest the Ricest breakfast
in the world, the letter was put into
his hands. and with a laGgh he opened
it, wondering much waat it could
mean, and not .averse at being deemed
worthy the title and address Bobby
had given.
Reading, his face saddened, and at
last came the loW-Voiced e1clama-
tion:
sPoor childreni Too bad! too bad!'
.Do read it aloud, my dear sug-
gested the gentleman's wife, a tender
hearted lady, whose blue eyes looked
through glasses which eTerybody de-
ciared mGst be of an Invisible rose
color, since she, the Wearer, always say
things in their sweetest and tenderest
light.
So Mr. began, and thus ran
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

us. Our deer mamma is sick and
koffs the whole time. We hayn.t any
papa for he is in heaven. We never
had any Crismus bekause Santa Claws
never seems to know WHARF We live.
But we don't kare for that so much as
for mamma to be warm and stop kof-
ing, and we don't know any one to
help us, and mamma won't let US be.
begging for money less earn it doing
errands. So something has put it into.
me to ask some rich man, who has
Crismas at his house every year, if he
will spare us a little, just enuff to keep
us1 warm and help mamma get we'll.
It won't take much money, guess,
only dollars maybe. That would
seem CRATE deel bekause we never
have more than some money mamma
earns soing. Please don't say no in
yure hart, but yes, and if you will help
us please come to number 10 Blank
Street, and up stairs to the toppest
landing, and there's our dore. And
when we say our praers, and Sis, too,
we will say God bless the rich man for
Chrismus sake. BOBBY MOORE.
The rich mans wife turned her head
aside and wiped some tears from be-
hind her glasses. The rich man him
self coughed little, winked his eyes
a little, and loosened his cravat, be-
cause his throat somehow seemed too
large for it.
Then he and she looked at each
other. The smiling maid behind her
lady's chair resolved to watch for the
postman who left the letter, and tell
him all about what it said. And fin
ally Mr.. - - said:
sect your things on, dear, and,
Betty, tell John 1 want the carriage" )"
| Well, there isn't much more to tell
except that the rich man found Bob
| by's home, and his wife found the sick
mothers heart. And when the Christ
mas bells were ringing their loudest,
Santa Claus left right at the door Of
the t'toppest landing the biggest kind
of Christmas for all the Moore fam
lily, and many of just such things as
had tempted and Knocked at poor little
Sis from the shop-window on that
frostyni
"There now, Bobby, you see it aoas
some use to look at those things and
make b'lieve they were ours, cause
now we've got 'em we can think a
fairy heard us wishing that night, and
fairies are sometimes out of story
books, you know. Mamma says Sc"
was Sissie's speech, after she had qui-
eted down, and could hold her dolly
without squeezing the life-sawdust
| ont -~
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
A w ood Chute.

One of the most interesting sights I
ever saw in my life, says correspond
ent, is the wood chute ;at the Home
stake Mine. This mine has railroad
twenty two miles long 80 the pineries
where fuel is obtained, and the road
ends at the top Of a high hill just
above the mill. Here the wood is
dumped into a chute made of heavy
logs lined with iron. The logs de-
scend with tremendous velocity, and
on reaching tie mouth of the chute
leap out into the air, pass over the
mill, and land some $50 feet from the
foot of the bluff. For hours perfect
stream of logs passes over the heads
of the men at work below, and to
newcomer it seems sufficiently danger
GUS. but no accident ever occurred,
and one soon gets over the nervous
feeling. Five thousand cords of wood
are piled at a time by the arrangement
which saves tens OF thousands of dol
lars annually to the company, dispos-
ing of $4,000 cords year without any
cost of piling.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

But all the evening and all
the night, the widow coughed
and coughed, and it was evi-
dent fresh cold had been taken to
make the old one more troublesome
and alarming. And soon, very soon,
alas! poor mamma was too sick to leave
her bed, and could not even finish
some sewing for which she had hoped
to have enough money to make a lit
tle-a very little Christmas for her
children.
Meanwhile, Christmas was approach
ing. Only one week remained before
it's grand arrival amid the ringing of
merry bells. Bobby and Sis grew more
and more sad, and though the little boy
tried to earn money by errands here
and there, yet how slowly the pennies
came in!
And one night after mamma had
fallen asleep, the boy and girl huddled
close beside the small fire, and Sis list
ened Wonderingly while Bobby told
her of plan he had decided upon for
the very next morning.
And before he and Sis went to bed
he had written in a scrawly way, half
print and half-penmanship- letter
which was to be mailed very early the
next day.
And sure enough, when Letter col
lector Brown came along in the gray
dawn of the morning to collect letters
from the lamp-post box at the corner
of -- Street, who should he see
but two small, shivering little people
standing there hand in hand, while the
boy was just dropping a letter inside
the box.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
"A CHRISTMAS-TIM.IE1.

t "Oh, come along. Sis! It amt the
leastest bit of use standing here and
docking at all these fine things, cause
you know wei enough there amt one
of 'em II ever come anywhere near
our door, to say nothing bout their
going through it,
"Well, but, Bobby, it does scents
though the very next best thing to
having things is just to look at 'em
and make b'lieve you own 'em all.
And seems as though there was a
time-maybe when I was teenty
jbaby-When Christmas came to our
house same as to others. And NAM
ma must have been rich once, cause
she has the way ladies have now-I
mean lady6ed way, like as though
she, hadn't always been poor and so
awfully-aWfully-
Screwed up for cash, you mean,
Sis," interrupted Bobby, pulling his
sisters little arm and turning resolute-
ly away from the tempting window so
full of everything bewildering, and
seeming to be placed there for the ex-
press purpose of coaxing money out Of
indulgent papas' and mammas' pock-
etbooks.
The little girl turned less resolutely
from the display than her brother, but
all the same she followed him out
from the glare of the gas lights and
into the shadows of side street, where
the early night had things all it's own
way, and grew darker and darker with
every minute.
1t was pretty cold, and Bobby
clapped his hands together as he ran
along, while little Sis-her real name
was Cecilia skipped and hoped and
jumped along at his side, hugging her
faded but warm shawl more closely
about her, and wishing there were a
few less holes in her small shoes, which
were weekday and Sunday shoes, too.
AS for Bobby's coat, it was jacket
and coat all in one, and though it
might have been worse, yet it might
with impunity have been much better
and far warmer.
Still, both shawl and coat were pres
ents to the children from a kind lady
for whom now and then their mother
did some fine sewing, and they we're
thankful to be few degrees better off
than the many little beggars they had
seen that very day.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

Eyes, was Bobby's reply. "But I
think the fairy wouldn't have done
much good if God hadn't let her,
cause he loved dear mamma so much.
Anyway, we've got a Christmas at
last, and I don't mean to forget my
promise to the rich man, either!"
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

The fine marble roof on Girard col
lege is much injured by the chemical
action on the marble from the fumes
Of thousands OF furnaces. When put
On it was expected that the roof would
last as long as the building.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

the letter which Bobby had so toilea
over the night before.
Please. Mr.. Rich Man, Wharever
you are, Sis and are writing bekause.
we can't help it things are 50 bad with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
Unfortunate Coal Boats.

Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock, the
towboat Barnard passing down with eleven
barges of coal struck the bar at the lower
point Of the Island and grounded seven
barges. At 10 o'clock the James Gilmore
passed down with large tow and in at
tempting to swing past the sunken barges
her tow struck them and three barges were
sunk.
The Pacific also came down with large
tow, but learning to the condition Of things
split her tow at the Top mill and took it
down in two parts. passing the grounded
barges in safety. A large force of men was
put to work on the barges and last even
iug all hsd been swung of, with the ex.
ceptiOn OF one, which is sunk in the
channel. A large crowd of people watched
the operations all day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
A Successful Operation.

About twenty years ago Mr. John L.
Laughlin, who was then hoy about II
years of aye, was with the old LaughIin
Brothers drug company, and one day he
went into the cellar of the establishment,
along with Genther SChnelle, who was
then working for the same firm, 10 look
for some article. Schnelle lit match
and when il was almost burned up threw
it into what he supposed was an
empty barrel, but it wasn't, and
AL explosion followed, which burned
both boys Mr. Laughlin was burned ter
ribly from his waist down and was laid up
for a long time. The burn on his left leg
never healed up except once, and broke
open again. All the prominent physicians
in the city and DIR. MCElroy, Of Ianes-
VILE, during the twenty years did what
they could to cure the injury, but without
avail, and the pat ent has suffered intensely
all this time. Mr. Lsughlin at last came
t. the conclusion that amputatiOn would
be his only relief, and yesterday after
noon, his physician, DIR. Dickey,
assisted by Drs. McMasters and Myers,
successfully performed the operation, TAX
ing the leg off Just above the knee. At
last accounts Mr.. Lsughlin was resting
quite easily aud was recovering from the
shock as rapidly az could be expected. The
operation was a great surprise to Mr..
Laughlin's many friends, as he was on the
street yesterday morning and none sus-
nscta5 hiS determination They all ioin
in hoping for his speedy recovery.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
4 VIEW DEAL.
Grand Change Among High b. o.
OtHCtalA

Grand Change Among High b. o.
OtHciaIA
NEW YORK. December lO.-A 8alti-
more special says: Thomas L Sharp,
formerly Master Of Tran-portar,ou Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and newly
connected With the Long Island Railroad,
Yesterday hpi conference with Mr..
Spencer, al the Baltimore and Ohio, and
il is reported will ut the meeting Of the b.
x O. directors bt rendered Il Vice preSi-
dency In" Presidency seems 10 have
definitely settled upoa Nr. Spencer. ThoS.
VI King. the Second Vice President will
probably accept the Presidency OF the
Pittshurg and Western Railroad Orlando
VI. Smth will remain Third Vice PreSi-
deut. with headquarters At Cincinnati.
Milton II. Smith, OF the c., h. X ID Rail
road. Is mentioned for the Second Vice
Presidency. aud Nr. Sharp will get the
First Wee Presidency.
The Directors Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad are now IN session. Mr.. Samuel
Spencer has byru elected President, aud
his salary, 1t IS understood, iiN"d NJ - =
uDu per annum. To" salary OF the late
President Roh.rt Garrett was SLwH
Atycr a., el,,uua I'll Mr.. Spencer the
resignation ct Mr. Thomas NJ. King, Sec
ond Nire President, was presented. The
terms OF the consolidated mortgage were
read. after wh,rb the Board adjourned At
= o'clock until ip ~ The Directors de
clined 10 speak Of what had been tran
saCtsd other ynan the >-lectIua ot Presi-
dent and tEe resignation OF Mr. King
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
THREE SHOTS
Fired at NJ. jules Ferry in the Chamber Of
Deputies.

Fired at NJ. jules Ferry in the Chamber OF
Deputies.
PARIS, December 1O.-M. Jules Ferry
was fired at three times this afternoon by
man in the lobby of the Chamber OF
Deputies. There is great excitement and
details of the shooting are not yet obtain
able, but it is reported that NJ Ferry is
seriously injured.
NJ. Ferry vas shot by an unknown man
who appeared in the hall OF the Chamber
of Deputies and asked to see both
NJ Ferry and NJ. Goblet. NJ. Goblet did
not respond To his request for an interview,
but NJ. Ferry did and on his appearance
the man drew u revolver and fired three
times at him. 1t is reported that one o.
tue balls struc k NJ Ferry in the chest
This, however, is apparently not serious,
as NJ. Ferry was able to proceed to hos
pital supported by friends. In reply Il
inquiries by friends as to the severity O
his wound he responded: at Is nothing.
The asSailant has been arrested.
Examination revealed that the shots had
only grazCd the skin after piercing his
clothes The bystsnderS
TRIED TO LYNCH
the would he assassin after he had fired
the shots, but were prevented with diff
Guilty from carrying ont their intention. A
medical examination at the hospital
showed that two OF the bullets struck NJ.
Ferry, the first passed round the chest
slightly penetrating the flesh, and the sec
oud had struck NJ. Ferry Ou the right side
near the lowest ribs CausiTg confusion,
The thigh WAS not penetrated. NJ. Ferry
wounds are Ofthe slightest character.
The real name OF his aSsailant is Berckein
He is 20 years of age. He states that he Ii
ONE OF BAND
of twenty revolutionists. The band drew
lots, and it fell 20 him to commit the first
crime Bcrkcin declares that he swoTe Il
kill NJ Ferry. After his injuries had
been attended to at the hospital NJ. Ferry
returned to his home on foot. 4 bulletin
issued by Dr. Trelat states that the wound
IN N. Ferry'S chest is 4 confusion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
QUITE A FORTUNE.
A wheeling Lady Interested In = Patent
Suit.

Wheeling Lady lnteresteu In fhten'
Suit.
A suit ia now pending in the Pittsburs
courts in which Mrs. Nellie Sweeney.
Palmer, of this city, is interested, and her
many friends here will be pleased to see
it result favorsbly TO her, and the indica-
tions point that way at present. A brief
history Of the case is IS follows:
A patent tor the manufacture Of axe
heads was granted August 22d, 1881, to
Mr.. George Palmer, Of the firm Of Hu b.
bard, Bakewell & Co., of Pittsburg, and
by agreement this firm were to use it on
condition of paying q royalty Of one cent
on each axe head made.
The following year Mr.. Palmer went to
Berlin, Prussia, on a business trip, and
died soon afcer his arrival. His widow
and one son, DR.. David Palmer, OF Pitts
burg, survived him. The royalty WAS not
paid for several years, 50 DR.. Palmer
brought suit, recovering S, 600, the roy.
atty for one year, but further litigation
was stopped by his death in 1882 His
mother, Mrs. Jane T. Palmer, OF Wind
sor, Vermont, and his wife, Mrs. Nellie
Sweeney Palmer, Are the sole owners OF
the patent with an equal interest in the
suit now pending for the recovery Of roy
atty in the Pittsburg Court Of Common
Pleas No. >
As there is an average of 1000 axes q
day made by the Hubbard firm alone, the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
4 Pleasant SURPRISE. .

Mr.. Charles Voitel, prominent glass,
worker of the South Side, left last week
for Fostoria, o., to accept a position in a
large glass house in that city. On Thurs
day evening he was very pleasantly sur
prised by about thirty members OF the
South Side Singing Society and the Mystic
Crew, Mr.. VOitel being popular member
of both these organizations. When all
had assembled, Mr.. August MarChner
stepped forward and in neat little speech,
presented a complete gentleman's toilet
set as a slight token of the esteem in
which Mr. Noitel is held by his many
friends Mr. NOitel was taken complete
ly by surprise, but managed to express
his thanks in q few well chosen words.
Those present then sat down to an elegant
repast, which was vigorously discussed by
all Mr. Voitel leaves for bis new home
bearing the good wishes Of countless
friends
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
A BANDIT CHIEF.
An Army Of soldiers After Him and Hi
Band.

An Army OF soldiers AilFr nun ana hl'
Band.
NOGALEs, ARR December 1O.-Fre
quent raids and murders OF the notorious
Mexican bandit Bernac are causing in
creased alarm. The Mexican Government
is making strenuous efforts to effect cap
ture Of Bernae and his little army Al
most all the troops of the States Sonora
and also Alnaloa, and large bodies OF citi'
zens are in the field. The troops sur,
prised the baudit camp, hut were forced
TO retreat. Another attack was made
when several bandits were killed and
the rest lied. The federal los
was two killed aud three woanded
Cernal Amy was divided into two oil
three parties. 1t Is thought the baudit
chief is not now with his forces, but in
hiding, though still manipulating the
movements of his men. 1t is believed
that the troops have now hedged in most
OF his men, and q report Of a desperate
battle is hourly expected. Nearly the
whole Of Sonora and SlnalOa are up IN
arms and much excitement prevails.
These bandit outlaws have given the Mex
lean Government more trouble and are
calling out more troops than the Apaches
ever did. 1t is estimated that Bernae's
army has killed nearly 1900 people in
the last year and destroyed more than
100 towns.